The Uzbek course
Learn Uzbek ten words at a time
Oʻzbekcha
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Uzbek words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Uzbek challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Uzbek · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Salomsa-LOM
- Hello
- Salomsa-LOM
- Hi
- Xayrli tongKHAYR-lee TONG
- Good morning
- Xayrli tunKHAYR-lee TOON
- Good night
- Katta rahmatKAT-ta rah-MAT
- Thank you very much
- Rahmatrah-MAT
- Thanks
- Marhamatmar-ha-MAT
- You're welcome
- Iltimosil-ti-MOS
- Please
- Kechirasizke-chee-ra-SEEZ
- Excuse me
- XayrKHAYR
- Goodbye
Uzbek · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Bir pivo, iltimosbeer PEE-vo, il-ti-MOS
- One beer, please
- Bunday bir, iltimosboo-NAI beer, il-ti-MOS
- One of these, please
- Bir qahva, iltimosbeer KAH-vah, il-ti-MOS
- One coffee, please
- Ikkita, iltimosik-KEE-ta, il-ti-MOS
- Two, please
- Yana bir, iltimosYA-na beer, il-ti-MOS
- One more, please
- Bu qancha turadi?boo KAN-cha too-RA-dee
- How much is it?
- Hisob, iltimoshee-SOB, il-ti-MOS
- The bill, please
- Men...yoq ekanman, bo'ladi?MEN...yoak ek-an-MAN, boh-LA-dee
- May I...?
- Sog'liq bo'lsin!sog-LIK boh-SIN
- Cheers!
- Sog' bo'ling!sog boh-LING
- Bless you
Uzbek · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Hahah
- Yes
- Yo'qyok
- No
- Yaxshiyak-SHEE
- Okay
- Ha, muammo yo'qhah, moo-AH-moh yok
- Sure, no problem
- Bilmaymanbil-MA-yan
- I don't know
- Tushunmaymantoo-shoon-MA-yan
- I don't understand
- Siz inglizcha gapirasizmi?seez in-GLEEZ-cha ga-pi-RA-siz-mee
- Do you speak English?
- Ozginaoz-GEE-na
- A little
- Albattaal-BAT-ta
- Of course
- Hammasi yaxshiham-MA-see yak-SHEE
- Everything is fine
Uzbek · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- Birbeer
- One
- IkkiIK-kee
- Two
- Uchooch
- Three
- To'rttort
- Four
- O'nohn
- Ten
- Ellikel-LIK
- Fifty
- Bir yuzbeer YOOZ
- One hundred
- Soʻmsum
- Som
- Kartachasi bilankar-TA-cha-see bee-LAN
- By card
- Pul bilanpool bee-LAN
- In cash
Uzbek · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Nonnohn
- Bread
- Sutsoot
- Milk
- Pishloqpish-LOK
- Cheese
- Suvsoov
- Water
- Sume kerekmi?SOO-meh keh-REK-mee
- A bag?
- Sizda...bormi?seez-DA...bor-mee
- Do you have...?
- Bu yerda...qayerda?boo YER-da...KAI-er-da
- Where is...?
- Shu birinishoo bee-REE-nee
- This one
- Boshqa hech narsani yo'qbosh-KA hetch nar-SA-nee yok
- Nothing else
- Yaxshi kunyak-SHEE KOON
- Have a nice day
Uzbek · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Ikkita adamga stolik-KEE-ta a-DAM-ga stol
- A table for two
- Menyu, iltimosmen-YOO, il-ti-MOS
- The menu, please
- Bir espressobeer es-PRES-so
- One espresso
- Bir stakan vinobeer sta-KAN vee-NO
- A glass of wine
- Kran pivoKRAHN PEE-vo
- Draft beer
- Oshosh
- Plov
- Taomdorta-om-DOR
- It's delicious
- Buz sizbooz seez
- Without ice
- Olib ketish uchunoh-LIB keh-TISH oo-CHOON
- To take away
- Farqni o'z-o'zingga qoyFAR-nee uzz-uz-ING-ga KOY
- Keep the change
Uzbek · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Siz qanday? (formal)seez KAN-dai
- How are you? (polite)
- Sen qanday?sen KAN-dai
- How are you? (casual)
- Men yaxshimanmen yak-SHEE-man
- I'm fine
- Siz ozingiz?seez oh-ZIN-geez
- And you?
- Yangi nima bor?YAN-gee NEE-ma bor
- What's new?
- Havo yaxshi, shunday emasmi?HA-vo yak-SHEE, shoo-NAI e-MAS-mee
- Nice weather, huh?
- Tezda ko'rishamantez-DA kuh-RI-sha-man
- See you soon
- Yaxshi oqshomyak-SHEE ok-SHOM
- Have a nice evening
- Oilangizga salomoi-LAN-geez-ga sa-LOM
- Say hi to the family
- Baraka bo'lsinba-RA-ka boh-SIN
- All the best
Uzbek · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Hojatxona qayerda?ho-JAT-kho-na KAI-er-da
- Where is the toilet?
- ChapCHAP
- Left
- OʻngUSHG
- Right
- Tog'ri oldingatog-REE ol-DIN-ga
- Straight ahead
- Bu yerdaboo YER-da
- Here
- U yerdaoo YER-da
- There
- Avtobusav-to-BOOS
- Bus
- Vokzalvok-ZAL
- Train station
- Bir chipta, iltimosbeer CHIP-ta, il-ti-MOS
- One ticket, please
- Bu yerda to'xtang, iltimosboo YER-da tuk-TANG, il-ti-MOS
- Stop here, please
Uzbek · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- Bugunboo-GOON
- Today
- Ertagaer-TA-ga
- Tomorrow
- Kechakeh-CHA
- Yesterday
- Hozirho-ZIR
- Now
- Keyinroqkai-YIN-rok
- Later
- Soat nechi?so-AT neh-CHEE
- What time is it?
- Dushanbadoo-SHAN-ba
- Monday
- ShanbaSHAN-ba
- Saturday
- Yakshanbayak-SHAN-ba
- Sunday
- Hafta oxiriHAF-ta o-KHEE-ree
- The weekend
Uzbek · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Yordam!yor-DAM
- Help!
- Doktor chaqiringDOK-tor cha-KI-ring
- Call a doctor
- Militsiyami-li-TSI-ya
- Police
- Dorixonado-rix-O-na
- Pharmacy
- Shifoxonashi-fo-KHO-na
- Hospital
- Men gumron qoldimmen goom-RON kol-DIM
- I'm lost
- Men yaxshi his qilmaymanmen yak-SHEE his kil-MA-yan
- I don't feel well
- Mening telefonommeh-NING teh-leh-FO-nom
- My phone
- U o'g'irlandioo oh-GIR-lan-dee
- It was stolen
- Bu shoshqinboo SHOSH-kin
- It's urgent